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Crux X1 Raid Review

The Crux Raid X1 is a Lightweight 4 season single skin tent which I have been using for just over 8 months now so it has seen plenty of use in both summer and winter conditions.

Crux have a history of making bomb proof gear and this tent is no exception. The total weight of the tent comes in at just under 1.5 kg and features X-tex fabric which is a polyester fabric with a polyurethane coating that is impregnated with activated carbon which allows the tent to breath so you are not soaking wet after good night's sleep.

As a 1 man tent it works perfectly, with enough room for a large backpack and gear for winter.

The X-tex fabric seems to work well for the most part with condensation only forming on the taping. However, with 2 people the lining does get quite a lot of condensation build up, especially on colder nights.

I have pitched it in all types of conditions, from perfect summer evenings to howling winter conditions with the windiest being about 70mph. It has stood up to everything a welsh winter can throw at it (generally just a whole lot of rain and wind).

The poles are inserted through external pole sleeves, making it quicker and easy to pitch even with gloves on. I have found that the poles do stick to the fabric of the tent when wet which can be a bit annoying if things start to freeze.

Over all this is a great 4 season tent, but be aware that if there are two of you with winter packs things get very snug.